Reading with your child is the best way to develop literacy skills and spark a life-long love of reading. We have compiled a list of books that are appropriate for K-5 students. Enjoy!

Recommended books for Kindergarten readers:

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
In My Garden by Moria McClain
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin
Leaves by Karen Hoenecke
What Has Wheels? by Karen Hoenecke
Flowers by Karen Hoenecke
Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
Growing Colors by Bruce McMillan
So Can I by Susan Facklam
Look Look Look by Tana Hoban
How Many Fish by Caron Lee Cohen
Dig Dig by Leslie Wood
Count and See by Tana Hoban
Look What I can Do by Jose Aruego
I Can Write, Can You? by J. Stewart & L. Salem
All Fall Down by Brian Wildsmith
Bunny Bunny by Kirsten Hall
Gregory's Dog by William Stobbs

Recommended books for First grade readers:

I Can Read Series: "Fancy Nancy- The Show Must Go On!" by Jane O'Connor
Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaloa
My Kite by Deborah Williams
Jump Frog by Lynn Salem
Bears by Bobbie Kalman
I am Water by Jean Marzollo
Wheels by Annie Cobb
Go Dog Go by Phillip Eastman
Oh A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff
Trucks by Anne Rockwell
There's a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Wheels on the Bus by Mary Ann Kovalski
Tidy Titch by Pat Hutchins
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant
Spooky Riddles by Marc Brown
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Recommended books for Second grade readers:

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Curious George at the Beach by Margaret Rey
Danny and the Dinosaur go to Camp by Syd Hoff
Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Beezy at Bat by Megan McDonald
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Freya Littledale
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
A Busy Year by Leo Lionni
Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban
Bootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara Bottner
Caps for Sale by E. Slobodkina
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Bravo Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Weather by Vera Webster
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Mummies by Joyce Milton
A Promise is a Promise by Robert Munsch
Sophie is Seven by Dick King-Smith
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
Touchdown by Matt Christopher
Who's in Love with Arthur? by Marc Brown
Wild Wild Wolves by Joyce Milton
Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting

Recommended books for Third grade readers:

Capital Mystery Series: "The Ghost at Camp David" by Ron Roy
Amber Brown series by Paula Danzinger
Amelia Bedelia Surprise by Peggy Parish
The Amazing Bone by William Steig
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
Johnny Applesedd by Steven Kellogg
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
Zoo by Gail Gibbons
Tornadoes by Lorraine Hopping
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
Pony Pals series by Jeanne Betancourt
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Magic School Bus series by Joanne Cole
Stone Fox by John Reynold Gardiner
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake by David Sobel
White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub
Amy's Goose by Efner Holmes
Amigo by Byrd Baylor
Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Wall by Eve Bunting
Wanted- Mud Blossom by Betsy Byars

Recommended books for Fourth grade readers:

Amazing Spiders by Alexanda Parsons
Bunnicula by James Howe
Anastais series by Lois Lowry
Exploring the Titanic by Robert Ballard
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume
The American Girls Collection
Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body by Todd Strasser
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Superfudge by Judy Blume
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Alice the Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Landry News by Andrew Clements
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Blubber by Judy Blume
Sounder by William Armstrong
Soldier Boy by Brian Burks
Sharks by Seymour Simon
Our Teacher is Missing by Mary Shura
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac
Felita by Nicholasa Mohr
Eat Up, Gemma by Sarah Hayes
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Wright
Martin Luther King Day by Linda Lowery
Kid Power by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Koko's Kitten by Fracine Patterson
Journey by Patricia MacLachlan

Recommended books for Fifth grade readers:

The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Boys Against Girls by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Jericho's Journey by Clifton G. Wisler
The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett
The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
Holes by Louis Sachar
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
The Secret of Nimh by Robert C. Brien
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary
Mark Twain by Clinton Cox
Dragon Cauldron by Laurence Yep
Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson by Barry Deneberg
The Keeping Room by Anna Meyers
A Blue-Eyed Daisy by Cynthia Rylant
The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell
Letters to Julia by Barbara Ware Holmes
Extraordinary Women Scientist by Darlene R. Stille
The Dog in the Freezer by Harry Mazer
Across the Lines by Carolyn Reeder
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin